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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION. ATLANTA. P TUESDAY -JUNE 22 I88U CONGRESS. Proceedings of the Two -Houses Last Week. With the President and His Ad* visers—General News. The Senate. On motion of Mr. Dolph, the Xorthorn Pa cific forfehore hill was taken up, and Mr. Geerge resumed Mis remarks on the bill. Mr. George entered on an elaborate legal ar- gument fco show that the company was.not en titled to any lands not earned strictly within the terms of the grant. Mr. George finally contended that nnderthe granting act the power of congress was ample, and its dnty plain, to take possession of the Northern Pa cific railroad company and either sell it or do with It as congress might otherwise see fit, in order to complete the line of the road for the building of which tho land was originally granted. The amendment of Mr. Van Wyck was then brought fo a voto. That amendment declares forfeited lands coterminous with a portion of the Cascade branch not completed at the pu dge of the pending hill. The amendment waa agreed to—yeas 21 nays 18. Of the affirmative vote, nino were republi cans—Aldrich, Chase, Cullom, Harrison, Lo gan, Spooner, Teller, Van Wyck, and Wilson, of Iowa. Of the negative votes three were democrats— Brown, Payne'and Pugh. Otherwise than as just noted, the afiirmative Totes were democratic, and the negative votei republican. Mr. Van Wyck offered an amendment, re pealing the clause of the granting act which made the right of war exempt from taxation in territories. He said that under all circum stances he thought a road should bear its share of the taxation. The amendment' was agreed to—yeas 2-1, nays so. The bill was brought to vote and was passed: yeas 42, nays 1—Mr. Blair. Mr. Dawes presented a memorial of tho Massachusetts legislature, which was real. The memorial recites that the “general court” of Massachusetts views with deep concern the recent interference of tho government of Can ada with the rights of fishermen of the United States, and urges congress to secure immediate relief for that class of citizens. " Mr. Vance’s bill to repeal the civil service law was, on mot Ion of Mr. Hawley,indefinitely postponed—33 to 6. Senators voting In the negative were Messrs. Berry, Call, Enstis, Harris, Jones of Nevada, and Vance. Among the Mils passod were the following: Houso bill reducing from 8 cents to 5 cents the fee on domestic money orders, for sums not exceeding $5. The bill prohibiting the”publlcation of lot tery advertisen\ents in tho district of Colum bia and territories. The bill for the oncouragemeut of tho Amer ican merchant marine, and to promote tho postal and commercial relations with foreign countries. [This is tho Frye bill providing for the S ymenftof fifty cents per mile for carrying e foreign mails of tho United States. The substance of the bill has been already attach - cd as a senate amendment to tho postoflice ap propriation bill.1 The bill to increase the efficiency of tho army of the United States. [This is Logan's amended bill ] The original bill provided for an increase of the army, and this provision gave rise to a protracted delate in the senate some weoks ago. In Its new form that foaturs of tho orig inal bill has been omitted from the amendod bill. Amendments to tho rivor and harbor bill were submitted by Mr. Call, for tho improve ment of reace creek, $5,000. Also providing that $2,000 of tho snm appropriated for Appa* lachicola bay may be expended in the improve ment of tho mouth of Crooked river and for the survey of the Catooaehstchlo river from Its mouth to Okehocheo lake and of Homoses river. The joint resolution introduced by Mr. In galls, providing for submission to tho so verst states of a constitutional amendment extend ing the period of the president’* term and the session of the fiftieth congress until the 30th of April, 1880, and substituting the 30th of April for the 4th of March as tho commence ment in ihtnre of the psesidential and con gressional terms, was passed. The measure now goes to the house of rep resentative* for concnrrence. Tli* House* Following is the text of the resolution offer ed in the house today by Representative Hew itt to preecribe for the celebration of the anni versary of the foundation of the government: Whereas, The centennial anniversary of tho or- ;, will occur on the 30th day of April, A. D. iwj: and Whereas, It is proper that the anniversary of this great event should be proi*rljr celebrated; Whereat, The chamber of commerce of the city of New York have already taken action looking to the celebration in that city, where federal govern- conaUUnfof three senators, to be named by the presiding officer of the senato and five representa tives to be named by the speaker or the house, be constituted, whose duty It shall l>c to consider in what manner the ccntennary anniversary of the Inauguration o! the government shall be celebrated eo as to preserve the succeeding generation's mem ory of the wisdom end patriotism of the fathers of the republic in framing the constitution which has secured to their descendants the blessings of liber ty, under which the perpetuity of the federal gov ernment has been firmly established, throuchan Indissoluble union of sovereign states, capable of indefinite expansion without imnairing the right of local self-government fur which other people had struggled in vain. Beeolution was referred to the committee on rules. At its evening session the house made some progress in the work of clearing the privste calendar of a number of measures, passing twenty-five tills of a private character, among them being tie senate bill granting the frank ing privilege to the widow of General U. 8. Grant, and the honse bill for the relief of the survivors of the exploring.steamer Jeannette and the widows and children of those who perished in the retreat from the wreck of that vessel in the arctic seat. Among the measures parsed was a bill to pay the representative of the government of Great Britain $15,500 to enable that govern ment to indemnify the owners of the British bark Chance, for abandoning their whaling voyage in the Arctic ocean in 1871, and reecn- t*i»j inety-six American seamen from ship wreck in the ice. The honse bill grant ing an annnal leave of absence of two weeks with pay to employes of the government printing office. The house bill authorizing the construction of a road to the national cemetery at Natchez, Mississippi. The honse bill authorizing the transfer ot the United State* barracks at Baton Bonge, La., to the Louisiana State university at that place. The house bill appropriating SI50.GCO for additional barracks at the soldiers* homes at Hampton, Milwaukee and Leaven worth. The bill providing for the construction of a new wharf at Fort Monroe, Va. The bill to authorize the construction of a road to the national cemetery at Knoxville, Tenn. Bills for public building at Ashville, N. C., an appropriation of $80,000 and Savannah, Gs., an appropriation of $200,000. The bill for the construction of a military telegraph line from Sanford, Fla., to Point Jupiter. Fla., and the establishment of a signal station. The bill to promote the political progress and commercial Sty of American nations. This is Mr. Frye’s t ill authorizing the nresideat of tho United States to invite on behalf ef the people of the United States the delegates from Mexico and Central and South America to meet in Wash ington, October 1st, 1887, to meet delegates ou tho part of the United States to consider such a uestions and recommend such measures as tall bo to the mutual interest and common welfare of the Ameri can states. One hundred thousand dollars is appropriated for the incidental ex penses of the conference. Delegates of the United States are to be twenty-four in number and are to servo without compensation, The Stanton debate was continued by Mr. Hepburn, of lows, who severely criticiso-l Mr. Wheeler’s speech upon the late secrotary of war, and declared that he could not tamely submit to have men who were embal nod in the hearts of their couutrymen, aud whose memory? was revered/derided by such as the gentleman from Alabama. He then yielded to Mr. Kelley, of Pennsylvania, who rea l an other letter, written by Mr. Stauton to Rev. H Dyer, under date of November 18,18(12. The Tariff BUI. Washington, June 17.—[Special.]— 1 The scene in the house of representatives today was in striking contrast to that presented two years ago when the horizontal tariff bill was beaten. That measure was taken up by a ma jority of two votes and after a brilliant de< bate which continued for three weeks, had its enacting clause knocked out by four votes on the fullest call known in the house for years. On both occasions when fate of the horizontal bill trembled in the balance the house was in a state of nervous excitement, and the packed galleries awaited the result in breathless suspense. Then the announcement of the result created a feterm which continued for several minutos. Today there was only a moderate burst of applause over the announcement of a result which had been clearly foreseen. The galler ies were thinly filled, for it was known that there could be uo debate, aud evory newsboy in Washington was crying at sunrise this morning the impending defeat of tho bill. It had been spread that the vote shfiuld be taken at half-past one. Just as the clock between the two bronze sentinels over the main entrance to the hall marked that hour, Mr. Morrison arose and cut off some dilatory motion by proposing that the bouse should go into ermmittea of the whole to consider the bill. At that moment the bouse was not one-third fall, but scores of members wbo bad been lounging in the cloak rooms and talking in the corridors, at onco filed down the aisles, and soon tho semi-circles widening out from the speaker, showed an al most unbroken array of faces. Mr. Morrisop, the champion sat only two scats from Mr. Randall, the man who was working its defeat, as he had accom plished the defeat of the horizontal bill two years ago. Mr. Wise, of Virginia, and Mr. Gibson, of Maryland, sat between the leaders of the two wings of democracy. Mr. Holman, wbo sits just in front of Mr. Morrisop, was conspicuous for his absence. Ti e roll call proceeded with little interest until Mr. Holman’s name was reached. His shrill voice was heard proclaiming “aye,” as the Indiana veteran, with a duster over his aim, hurried down the aisle to his seat. He had arrived from Indiana, whero ho bad been to sco his congressional convention, At tho very moment the bill was called up, leaping into a cab at the station, he bad urged tbo driver to his best, and reached the hall just as his namo was called. His expected arrival and eager response caused the chief sensation of the day. Nearly all the democratic side broke into applause and twenty members were around Mr. Hol man before be could be seated, congratulating him on his return, and on his re-nomiuatiou. When order was restored, tbo roll call con tinued and went to a finish without furthor interruption. As Mr. Henley, of (.ulifornta, who sits next to Mr. Hammond, voted against the bill, tbo Georgian struck him across the breast with a gesture of impatience which caused a ripple of laughter on the dem- ociatic. side. Neither Mr. Morrison nor Mr. Randall kept a tally, but there were ^dozen pencils recording tne vote near by them. As the lest namo on the second call was sounded Mr. Mills, of Texas, whispered some thing to Mr. Morrison. Mr. Randall leaned over and asked: “How is it?” “You have beaten ua seventeen votes,” said the Illinois statesman. When the votes was announced tho repub Beans applauded with some vehemence end a faint demonstration was made in the galleries. Not one of the democrats who voted agsinst tbe bill, applauded the result. It had hardly been called from tho desk when Mr. Morrison was on his feet. Ho said, with remarkablo coolness: * I give notice that I shall renew this motion on next Tuesday.” This announcement was n general surprise, and elicited an enthusiastic response from tho friends of the bill. “I guess we will be here,” cried Mr. Mc Kinley, of Ohio. While the defeat of the bill was a foregone ooncluslon, the majority of seventeen was un expectedly large. Fourteen was all tho oppo nents of the bill claimed this morning. Speaker Carlisle not only voted for the bill, but from 1) o’clock until the meeting of tho house was busy in appealing to democrats who he had understood to be in doubt to stand by the meaauie. Mr. Morrison appeared today aa ho has for eome weeks past, remarkably indifferent to the fete of tho bill* He said to some friends this afternoon that ho meant to call np the bill next Tuesday to glvo the house one more chance to consider it, and that then ho would feel that bo had dono all he could to secure tariff legislation. It was lumored that he would offor a milder bill next Tuesday in the hope of capturing some votes from the west and south, which went against him today. This is not true. The issue will be made on tho same bill, and It will be de feated next Tnesday as badly, if not worse, than it was today. Washington, June 17.—In anticipation of the tariff bill coming to the su-iface of legisla tive tea this morning there was an unusually large number of members present when tbo house wee called Lp order. The gentlemen having charge of (lairs on the respective aides of the bouse were kept busily at work and the chief, indeed the only, topic of conversa tion upon the floor was the probable coming fate or tho motion to consider the Morrison bill. The Iowa bill was not reached when the hour of 1.30 arrived, and then Mr. Morrison moved that tbe honse go into committee of the whole on revenue bills. On this motion be demanded the yeas and nays and Mr. McKinley, on behalf ot the op ponents of the bill, joined in the demand. The motion was defeated—yeas 140; nays 157, ss follows Yeaa-Carllsle MUsbaippl. Ant ^ , KarktCitie, Barnes. Barry, Beach. Belmont. Ben nett, Blanchard, Bland, Blount, Beckenrtdge of Arkema*. Brcckenrldge of Kentucky, Baras, By num, Cabell, Calwell, Campbell of New York, Candler. Carleton, Catching*, Clardy, Clem ent*. Cobb, Cole of Maryland. Compton, Comstock, Cowles of North Carolina, Craia, Crisp, Croxton. m) be non. Daniel, Dargan. Davidson of North Carolina. Davidson of Florida, Dawion, Dibble, Dougherty, Dunn. Fisher. Ford, Forney, Gibson of Maryland. Gibaon of West Vir ginia, Glam, Glover. Green of North Carolina. Hale, Haisell, Hammond, Harris. Heard, Hemphill. Henderson of North Carolina, Herbert, Hewitt, Hill, Holman, Howard, Hudd, Hultoo, Jamer, Johnston of North Carolina, Jones o; Texas. King. Kleiner, Lsffiron, Landes, Lanham. Lore, J.overidr, Loweij. Mahoney, Mataon, May- bury. McCreary, McMillan, McRae; Miller, Mill*, MUifcell, Morgan, Morrison, Neal, Niece, Nell son, Norwood, Oates, O* Fer rell, o'Nell of Missouri. Outh trail. Feel, Perry, Reagan. Reese Richardson, Riggs, RobertM>t>, Rogers, Sedlcr, Sayers, Scott, Seymour, », Stone ot Kentucky, Hume of Mb-curl, Storm, btrelt, Swope. Tarsnay, Tanlbee, J. M. Tsyloriof Tennessee, Tbrockmorten, Till- “ ■ * ■ “‘ticker, Tomer, Van Indiana. Weaver of J. M. HIGH, Tbe Regulator mud Controller of Low Prleee. Will mall tamplee of all climes of Dry Good*, and pay expresses* on all orders above; 110.00. Ton will save money and get better variety to aatoek pom by writing na about what you want and gets ting our samples. Tbe largest Block In Atlanta and the acknowledged leweit price*. 4dandil White- hall afceet. AUants, Ga. * Iowa, Weifborn, Wheeler. Willis, Wilson, Winans, Wise, Wolford and Worthington—l«o. Nays—Adams of Illinois, Allen of Massachusetts And err on of Kansas, Arnot. Atkinson, Baker, Bayne, Bingham. Blim, Bound, BouteUo, Boyle, Brady, Browne of Indiana, Browne of Ohio, Brown of Pennsylvania, Rrumm, Buchanan, Buck, Bur rows, Butterworth. Campbell of Pennsylvania, Campbell of Ohio, Timothy J. CampbeUof York, Cannon, Conger, Cooper, Curtin, Cotct Davenport, Davis. Dingier, Dorsey, Dowdnay, hsm, EUsberry, Ely, Ermentrout, Evans, Ever . Farqnhar, Felton, Findlay, Fleecer, Koran. Fuller. Fuoston. Dellinger, Gey, Geddes, ollflllan, Goff, Gteen of New Jersey, Grosvenor, Grout, Guenther, Hamer, Harden, Henderson of low*, Heimeraon of Illinois, Henley. Hepburn, Herman, Hires, His- cock, Holmes, Hopkins, Irion. Jackeon, Johnson of New York, Johnston of Indiana. Kelley, Ket- chum, Lafollette. Laird. Law Is r, Lefevre, Lehlbaok, Llbbey, I.indsley, Little. Long, .Laattlt, Lyman, Markham, Martin. McAdoo McCumas. McKenna, McKinley, Mar- rimau. Millard. Millikan, MotVattt. Morrill. Morrow, Muller, Negley.O’Donnel. O’Hara, O NeLl Plumb. Price, Randall. Ranner. Reed or Maine. Rice, Rockwell, Romels, Rowell, Ryan, Sawyer, of OhtofL Taylor of Tenneasee.ThomM of IlllnqU, Thomas of Wisconsin, Thompson, Viete. Wade, Wadsworth. Walt. Wallace, Ward of Illinois, Warner of Ohio, Warner of Missouri. Weaver of Nebraska, Weber, West, Whiting, Wilkins aud Woodbura—167* Messrs. Bragg and Jones of Alabama, Aiken, Reed, HaU and White of Minnesota, Eldridge, Dockery, Cox, Collins, Murpbr, Eden and Hatch, who wonld have voted in favor of .the motion, were paired with Messrs. Pierce, Burleigh. Hanback, Van Schatok, Bun nell, Heistand, Houk, White of Pennsylvania, Haynes, Stevenson, Hitt, Pettibone and Cas well, who would have voted against it. The roll call was watched with great Inter est both on the floor and in the galleries, aud an unusual silence prevailed ai the clear tones of the clerk enunciated each name. Tho onlv break In the silence occurred when Mr. Hof- man, who had just returned on an afternoon train from a visit to his district, responded in the affirmative when his name waa called. He was greeted with a round of applause, which broke out afresh when Speaker Carlisle, di recting the clerk to call his name, cast his vote in favor of t]ie motion. When the reault of the vote waa announced there waa a atom of applause from the repub lican aide, which democrats returned with a hearty good will—when Mr. Morriaon arose and gave notice that he would renew his mo tion on Tuesday next, and Mr. McKinley gave notice that the opponents of tho bill wonld try to be present on that day. Washington, Jane 17.—Mr. Morrison seoms to accept, philosophically. his defeat on the tariff bill today. He said he was not disap- n ‘ sted in the result, and that ho had foresoen or many months, but this was a thing to which the part/ and administration were pledged, and he had to make the fight, hit or miss. When asked why he intended to again attempt to call np tho bill on Tuesday next, he said, with a smile: “ I will give thorn a chance to repent.” But ho declined to express any opinion as to whether he expected a change in today’s re sult. An analysis of the vote on Mr. Morrison’s motion to go into committee of the whole for the purpose of considering the tariff bill shows that of the 140 affirmative votes, 13(1 were cast by democrats and four by republicans. Three of the republicans are from the atato of Minnesota-Nelson, Strait and Wakefield. Tho fourth—James—is one of tho New York representatives. Of the 130 democratic votes, 122 were cast by representatives from the south and west, and fourteen by representa tives from the eastern and middle states. Ohio democrats voting for the bill were An derson, Hill and Onthwaite. New York dem ocrats—Adams, Berth, Bclmost, Follx Camp bell, Hewitt and Mahone/. Pennsylvania democrats—Scott, Storm and Swope. Of tho 167 negative votes, 122 word cut by republicans and thirty-five by democrats. Of tbe thirty-five democrats voting iu tho nega tive, six came from southern states as follows: Maryland, Findlay£Lonlsisn*, Gay, Irion, St. Martin and Wallace; Alabama, Martin. Tho western states contributed eleven negative votes, as follows: California, Henley, Illinois, Lawler and Waid; Ohio, Campbell, Eilebsrry. Foran, Geddes, Lefevre, Seney, Warner and Wilkins. The remaining democratic negative votes were cast by members from New York, Pennsylvania ana New Jersey, as follows: Arnot, Bliss, T. J. Campbell, Dowdner. Merri- roan, Muller. Pindar, Spriggs, Staulnacker and Veil*. New Jersey, Green, McAdoor and Pidcock; Pennsylvania, Boyles, Curtin, Er mentrout, Randall and Sowaer. Of tho gentlemen paired, Mr. Aikin of South Carolina, has never taken the oath of office, having been ill since tho beginning of tho session. Tbo only member absent and unpaired waa Frederick, of Colorado, who was confined to his home by illness. Harris and Ilrownlow, Washington, Juno 17.—'The bill intro duced a few days since by Senator Isham G. Harris, of Tennessee, for the relief of tho widow of Parson Brownlow, is the sequel to an Interesting story of the war. Tho unrelenting denunciations of Governor Harris by Andrew Johnson and Mr. Brownlow when tbe questions of union and secession were under discussion in their state, form a prominent feature in the history of those times. In tho first days of tbe confederacy Harris was one of its most noted war governors-ln energy, one of the Mor tons, or Broughs, or Curtins for the south. When the union forces entered Tennessee he waa driven out amid the anathemas of the loyalists, hurled at him with renewed vigor by Brownlow aud Johnson. The war progressed. Brownlow was governor, and bad a legislature that followed him Implicitly, finally a price was put on tho head of Hams by ibUtlve enactment, and Brownlow Issued a reclamation offering I6.0C0 for the capture of Jsrris. With this hanging over him whenthere- belllon collapsed, Hems made haste for Mexico, end upon the failure or the French empire sailed for Europe. Meantime his family was without means or comfortable support. Governor Brown low. softening much toward Harris, and becoming convinced in his own mind that In some .of his former charges and denunciations he had done Governor Harris injustice, sent for one of the re ceivers whom he had appointed to take charge of a state railroad, and told him to quietly appoint a relative of Governor Harris to a position which would enable him to support the family. This was done. When Harris returned from Europe he went di rectly to Nashville and called on the governor, by whom he was received with unexpected cordiality. Harris explained that he bed come to surrender I proclan _ Harris fuslsted that as tha'Unlted Mtates marshal had a warrant for his arrest he would prefer to -— - .. tmtofU __ he met bis family he desired, If possible, it should be In paste The governor told him to go home atonoc, and be would arrange tbe matter with tbe mar shal. This be did by Uo lining a bondsman for Har ris' appearance when wanted. The night of Harris arrival at hla home one of the unionists of the piece telegraphed the gover nor that Harris had returned, and suggested prompt and quiet measures for bu arrest (Governor Brownlow replied that he was fully Informed of Harris' movements, end that he was on a bond for bis appearance. In U>e chime, of time and politic., Harris, upon hoi. bc.d . price hid been pat by Brownlow for treosoo, cine to reprewnt his Hilt la tbo Matte, and Governor Brownlow’. family »u In . position where Ua member, needed * chmnc. to prortdo ropport. The moment that It cum within hi. power to do M>, he rued hi. Inlluene* to keep a rel ative of hi. old utugonlrt, bat Uter friend, la pl.ee, And . few day. alnce he mid. farther op- arlnnlty to repay well remembered klndoMM. by lUbtll providing forth. payment of . claim of In. Brownlow of MO rot (OTcmment advertising i Brownlow’. Whig. . Thu. these two men, whoon tbo rorf.ee aecmed M bitterly arrayed against eacn other, wire cn- gsged In turn for year. In helping by act. or kindness, toamooth tbe way of the other, when for each thoae way. bid otherwtae been dark In- Wuhlngton Gossip, WAsniJfoTox, Judo 1-5.—Prince Auguste Leopold and officer! of tbo Brazilian frigate Baraaao.wko accompanied him to Waablnglon, were formally prearnted to tho preaidont at 11:30 o'clock to-day. They were accompanied by tbe Brazilian mini-tier. All wore tbe fall dreM uniform of their rank. Tbo preaidont extendod them a cordial Invitation to attend tboatat. reception at tho whit. bona, tbia •veoing, which they accepted. From tb. whit. bona. tb. party paid an Informal «Mt it to tb. navy department. Tb. whit. bona, new prearnted a brilliant " ' “ occasion iPKtacle than tonight, an tbo of a. Ant official reception bo decormtiona were on tho name grand •calaaaattho presidents wedding, with tbe exception that there were more tropical plants and ferns and leea flowers. The walls of tbo east room were bidden by plants. Garlands of smllax and evergreens were festooned from chandeliers and cornices. The mantels were banked with rare exotics and tbe window reeeeeee Oiled with palmi. The decorations of tho other parlon wore of a •imilar description. Tbo econo when tho reception was at its height, with tbe rich toilets of ladles, tho splendor of tho costumes worn by tome of tho diplomats, and the bright uniforms of tho officer! wee most brilliant. Ibe guests began to arrlro shortly before nine o’clock and soon tho house was crowded with ladies and gentlemen awaiting the coming of the receiving party. The elgnal that the president and Hre. clove* lend were ready waa given promptly on tlmo end tho Marine band, which was stationed in the main vestibule,strode up tho air, "Hail to tbe Chief." The receiving party then do* sccvdcd from the upper portion or the houso to the bine parlor in tho following order: Tho pmldent and Mrs. Cleveland; Secre tary and Mrs. Kndlcott; Secretary and Mrs. Whitney; Postmastor general and Mrs. Vilas; Colonel end Mrs. Lamont. They ranged themselves In a aomi-elrole in the bine parlor, with tho president Ant; then Mn. Cleveland nnd Mrs. Endloott; Mrs. Whit ney and Mrs. Vilas, in the order named. Hre. Cleveland wm attired in her wedding dree., an ivory satin. Her anly ornaments were a diamond necklaea, the wedding gift of tho preeident and a magnifloent bouquet of white rase., worn at her corsage. Her man ner charmed everyone. The diplomatic corps were first to be pro moted, ltd by tho dean, Mr. Preston, minister of Haytl, and Hre. l’reston. All the logatioos were represented by their mlnlstan or at taches, The minister of Ecuador and Bolivia came on from New York expressly to psy their nipecte to tho now mistress of the white honse. Brazilian Princo Lcopeldo and olfl. cere of tho Brasllllan frigate Baroaso, aeoom- panted tho membera of the Brssilllan legation. Judge Porter, flrat as- eistant secretary of etate and Chief Clerk Brown presented the gentlemen and la dles of tbe corpi. A general reception of all other invided guests tbon fallowed without cry particular order of precedenoo. Colonel Wilson, of the army, mads presentations to tbo president end Lieutenant DoWall, of the navy, presentations to Mrs. Cleveland. Toe clergy wee represented by Dr. Bnnderland, the minister who officiated i t tho president's wedding, and Dr.Mllburn, toe blind ohaplaln of the hones of representative!, and the jtidl- clary by Justices Harlan and Brailey of the United States supreme court Congress wu well represented—the senate by Senators Sherman, Conger, Bsnsom, Harrl- •on, Gibson, Aldrich, Coke, Cole, Cameron, Cockrell, Dolph, Hawley, Ingalls, Payne and Taller; and the house by Speaker Carlisle and Bepreaentatlves Morrison, Barrows, Buchanan, McComa, Findley,Andenon of Kansas, Bel mont, Bennett, Gloea, Beach, Bliss, Blount, Henderson of Illinois, Wolford, Williams, Bynum, Wheeler, Keegan, Taylor, Cuteheon, Byrnes, Kelly, Lefevre, Dunn, Gibson,of West Virginia, nnd many other*. The army and navy were also represented. Prominent ameng the general onlcere were Lieutenant General Sheridan, Admiral Porter, Vioe Admiral Rowan, Admirals Stevona, Wells and Jonklns. Generali Drum, Parks, Bonnet and Hasen, Acting Secretary and Mrs. Falrchleld wore among tho early callers and wore invited to remain with the receiving party. Hr. nnd Mrs. Frederick Douglass were among thou who called to ex tend their congratulation! to tho president and hla bride Tho reception was ono of the largeit ever given at the whlto houso, there being not lees than 2.000 guests preunt. The reception closed about a quarter before - eleven end tho president and Hr*. Qltveland after a promenade through tho various roome retired, accompanied by cabinet officers and their wives, to pnrtako of* collation spread In one of tho private apartments of tho mansion. At clou of presi dent’s reception, the Murine band proceeded to tho bold and lerenadod tho Brazilian prince. WAeniifOTOia, June 10.—Tho etatietieal bu reau of tho treasury department hu prepared tablet In regard to ine valno of recent imports and exports by which it is shown there was an increue of $30,302,511 in tho valno of imports dating tbe nino months ending March 31, 18£fl, aa compared with the value of Import, during the eorreipondtng period of tho pre ceding year, Ain that imports have decreas ed in vnlue In the following particulars: “Coder, $2,872,310; eeede, not medicinal, $1,- 458,000; manufacture, of silks, $1,270,703. The value of domeatle exports during tho ■ins nine months shorn a falling olT or $74,- » , compared with tho corresponding po ut year. There was an inereau of $3,700,000 In tho value of corn exporta, $1,- 000.000 In tbe vnlno of luf tobacco exports. Wash Wotow, Jane 17.—A number of Wash ington gentlemen have organised a company, under lbs nemo of the long Fibre Cotton Olneoos- ^ to boffin an enterpriro at Wood lawn, naar n.bsm, Ala. Ex-Congressman J. K. Dozen dorr, or Virginia, la president. The capital stock la 11,000,000. The charter of th.oompa.ny wasob- lalntd in West Virginia, but the principal office will bo In tbia city. The process whlen will be nred by Ibis company I* an invention or Colonel Prank Montgomery, and la said to bau Innovation upon tho ordinary methods or tho cotton gin. Colonel Montgomery and Mr. Evans, gen.nl an- perlntendcnt of the compamy, will letvo tomorrow to locate and boffin the construction of mills. Wasiiinotow, Juuo 18,—The president'! reception tonight wu attended by the largMt crowd that ever flocked to the white home on inch an occasion. Everybody wu Invited and the general cariosity to see Mrs. Cleve land, carried the multitude regardless of color or condition. A more democratic maw of humanity can hardly bo Imagined. Tho pro cession extended eoveral hundred yards out side u tho people slowly entered tbe portals of tbe mansion and filed through tho out room Into tho ldueroom whore tho preaidont end Mrs. Cleveland stood, entiling alike on high and lowu they entered. Most of the crowd Hught tho privilege of shaking hands, which wu cheerfully granted by both the S tesident and hla wlfo to several rauiand of their fellow cltluns. Tho presi dent had Just returned from a visit to tho Bchnetzen feast, where bawu accorded an enthusiastic reception by the German popnla- tlon. Mrs. Cleveland wore bar wadding areal, bot tbe rich lac. and ambroidary had bun taken off to make it accord better with tbo ■Implictly of this reception. She aeemed to enter thoroughly into the spirit of tho oeca- lion, and stood tho revere teat admirably. The great lawn In front of tbo white horns swarm ed with people from nine to elovan o’clock. It la estimated that fifteen thousand people gained admission, nnd that at leant five thous and failed to get In, Jmt u tho recaption MOUNTAIN MEADOW. ONE OF THE ATROCIOUS CRIMES OF THE WB8T. A story Thrllllatly iUtoW-Nrarly On# Hundred Smlzraots Slaughtered and 170,000 Worth ot Propony .toIan-Th* Sodlsa Horri bly Mutilated nun, ■«., Etc. wa. doling t P'ocuaf.n of nearly a thonaand people cento In from Bchuetaeo park, and lurched to tho white honsa. The bill appropriating $200,000 for n post- office and courthouse at Savannah hu pissed the aenate and now only neffils tho preeldant’a *1 mature to become a law. The bill appropriating $150,000 for n public building at Augusta pawed the senate eoveral months ago and is now In * fin* position on tho hone* calendar. Ur. Dibble, chairman of tho honre committee on public onildinga and grounds, thinks the Augusta bill will surely ptuattbis A Prominent Horseman's Testimony. CHlCAfio. III., Nov 1,1883. Helen. Lawrence, Williams A Co.:—Last spring I wrote yon regarding Gombslt’e fanatic Balaam, which l need on my mark Kate Allen, I got nervous at the tlmo and wu very retry I aver nred Iu Bat it did its work splendidly, and I have reeommtadsd it In many cares. Everybody who has need It wu more than pleased with the remit*. I re gard it the moat w.ndarfal liniment I oversaw or nred. John Kelly hu Jut goo. out after a bottle to ore on Bobbin. J. L. Day. Mr. Day la one of tho loading horseman of Chicago sad owner of the fut-pacing mire ’’Kate Allen;" ha la also correspondent for _ome of the leading hone pspma, signing him- relf "On the Boad.’’ Gombanlt'a Caustic Balua is for ula la At lanta by Brad field * War., 2d Whitehall afreet In n work relating to Indian history, by J, P. Dunn, Jr., recently publiahed by tho Har per*, the author gtye. a vivid and anthentio sketch of the antrocious Mountain Meadow masuore, the thought of which excites burn ing indignation today, although nearly thirty years have pateed since thte dark stain on American annals. As illustrating the savage spirit which incited this horrible crime, tho writer quotes from a sermon or Brigham Young, published in the DesertetN'ewejnitprl or to tho wholesale murders. Young tells hie congrgatlon: "I could refer you to lots of inetencee whore men have been righteously •lain in order to atono for their sine. I have ■sen scores and hundreds of people for whom then wonld have been * chance (in the Iut reauroctlon there will be) if their lives had been taken and their blood spilled on tho ground u a smoking incense to tho Almighty, but who are now angels to tho devil until our older brother, Jeaui Christ, raises them up, conquers death, hell and the gravo. It Is true that the blood of the Son of God wu shed for our sine, bat men commit sine which it esn nover remit.” It wu daring the zeal which Young thus wrought among his fanatics that the massacre occurred. During the matrass of 1837 Cap tain Fancher’a train, numbering fifty-six men and sixty-two women and children, most of whom were from northern counties of Arkrot- u, attempted to crou the mountains on route to California, At Salt Lake City the train wu joined by several disaffected Mormons, In the train were thirty good wagons, u many mules and honse and flOO cattle. Their route lay through aouthweitern Utah, where tbe Moun tain Meadows are located. In them meadows they camped on the 4th of September. Here Is the national divide. They were on tho edge of the Pacific elope. They (net began to realize their hope., for they could almost look over Into California, their “promised land.” On Monday morning, September 7, u they were gathered about the camp fires, a volley of mueketry bland from tho gulloy through which ran the stream that watered tho moad- owe. Seven of tho expectant travelers were ■lain end sixteen wounded at the first fire. The men had been frontlermen too long to BXCOUKPA If IC-STltK’KEN. The women nnd children hurried to cover and the men returned tho fire, much to the mrpriee of the muklng assailants, who bad expected to enjoy an nreslstlng mauacro. Tho aauilants were made np of Mormons mukod u Indians of Pah. Utter, Upper Pi-Eads and Lower l’l-Eads. and all led by John D. Loo, a Mormon elder. Tbe response that the bloody wretches received to their fire drove them back and they unt after reinforcements, and while waiting for tho uma amused themselves by pitching uuoite, end occulonly shooting tho rattle and firing upon the wagons, which the travelen had to draw around them u a barri cade and defense. On Wednesday a young man named Aden, a eon of a Kentucky physi cian, together with a companion, succeeded in eluding the vigilance of the muked savages and getting out of the meadows on their w«y to Cedar City, whero they hoped to uenro aid. At Richards'springs they met thrao Coder City men, William O'. Stewart, Joel White and Benjamin Arthur. As they stopped to water their bonce, Stewart SHOT AND Kir.I.KD ADKN, and Whlto attempted to kill the companion, hut succeeded only in wounding him, when bo escaped and mad. his way back to camp. Ills report filled tho emlgrants with despair. Aden's father wu knownto have uved tbe lire of a Mormon blehop, aud yet hie son had bun as- saealnatcd by a Mormon. Already they had pierced the masks worn by meny of their as- eallante to discover that they were white men —were indeed Mormons, fifty-four In number. The Indians numbered 200. Tho besieged prepared a statement or their desperate condi tion, giving u their bel lef that the Mormons were their real besiegers, directing it to He- eons, Odd Fellowa and leading rellgloue de nominations. With this statement they dis patched three of their beet scouts, directing them to California. Tho scouts did not encoeod in eluding the vigilance of the murderers. They wen ran down by Ira Hatch, a Mormon and a loader of a band of Indians, In tho Santa Clara mountain* TWO or T1IRM WKBE MURDERED u they slept and tbe third wu wounded, nnd * few days afterward assassinated. While tha Mormons ware awaiting reinforce ments they knelt and formed a prayer circle end asked for dlvina auldanoo. After prayer one of their leaders, Mayor High**, said: "I have tb* ovidanea of God'a approval of our million. It it God'e will thnt wo carry out onr instructions to tbo letter." In cnrryingouttbcM instruction*they found it necssary to make use of tbe basest treach ery. This they did by meant of t white lag born by Lee and William Bateman. “Tnsy represented to tbe beaoiged that tbo Indiana were terribly excited and thirsted for revenge because of the lose of some of their cattle, and they promised protection to tha emigrants if they would unconditionally enrrendar. There wu no alternative. The enppllu of the omi- giants ware giving ont, nnd Inasmuch u Mor mons were tho only white pcoplo in Utah, then wu no hops for mtrey from any other fonree., The terms were accepted, and on tho morning of Friday, Hoptombar 11, they gave np all their gone and ammunition, and than placed themulvM wholly in the power of thoao whoeo appetite for bloodshed bad but Inst bean whetted. They marched ont from behind TIIKIR nARRII.’ADXS. The scene that followed it thnt described by Mr. Dnnn. "It Is Just afternoon and the day is bright and clear. Tramp, tramp, tramp, they march down from tha camping place. The men reach tha militia and glv* three hurty cheers u they take their places, murderer and victim, lid* by eid*. Tramp, tramp, tramp. They ■re rounding the point of tho rldg* which hu eerved u a screen for tbo Mormons and Indian* for the pest week. A raven files over them creaking. What called him theret Does he foreee* that be eball peck at tb* eyes of brave non and gent!* women who are looking at him? Tha wagons with tha wounded and children me passing tha biding pise* of the Indians. How quietly they It. among tha gnarly oak bnabe.1 But their ay w glisten nnd their necks itrstch ont to at* how soon their prey will reach them. Tb* woman are nuriy a qoarltr of a all* behind tbs wagons, nnd the men are much further behind the women, A half-dozen Mormon horsemen bring np the rear. Tramp, tramp, tramp! The wagons have Jost panted out of sight over tb* dlvlda. The man are entering n little ravine. The women are orrosrn tiie Indian*. They have regained confidence, and uraral are expreming Joy at Neaping from thair aav* ago foes Hu that man on the dlvlda. It la Blgbte. H* maku a motion with hi. .rm and riionte something which thou nearest him understand to be'do your duty.' In an Inatsnt the militiamen wheal and sack shoots tho man nearest him. Tha Indiana epring from their ambntb and rush upon the woman; from between the wagons tho rill* of John D.Lm creche, and a wounded woman in the fore nut wagon falls of tbe seat. Swiftly tha work of death goes on. Lu la amlatod In shcoting and braining tb* wonndad by tb* teamsters, Knight tad McCnrdy, and u tho latter rtieu his rill* to hi* shoulder h. cries: *0 1-ord, my God, receive their spirits; It la for Thy kingdom that I do this.'” The toma hawk, and blndgeon. and knlfs soon complet ed tke bloody work begun by the ballet, and inn few minute, alter Ultbee'a signal not a man cr woman wu left a lire. Two girl* ware missing, and were eoen found concealed In ■cm. neighboring hoebu. Two of the Mor mons—and Leo wu one of them—dragged tho trembling and •HAIV DEAD DIXIE from their place of concealment and ravished them, then Lu ordered tbm killed by the Indians. An Indian chief ob}e-*ted, uying kill: l«t us savo * thla objection wu being made Lee held one of tho girls on his lap.' Bh. ker arms around hie neck and Implored „ kt f 'lie promielng she would lovo him *1- he bat would let her live. Hie ans- her head back with ono hand, knBA 1 other hand cluplng a bowie- •Pino! * m b ‘ r wh ts ncck through to tho ,h « elsughter as awful as were lilt™ JSLTF™' T t° h" 114 *. horribly mn-1 wliVm.rL'.f'k 1 IS®? ‘he meadowe a prey for - wolvez and buzzards for ireekt, and it was not until tome months bad elapsed that the whiten* ril bouse wort gathered to gather and buried, hlitcen or seventeen children, renting In are from a faw month* to eight years, were dlvld- ed np among the Mormons, aud so wu $70,000 in •’i»perty which tha emigrants posiemed. • The lliUe children were- subsequently secured by Gentiles and restored to Arkansas, but the strongpireutal government” hu never com pelled tho cut-throats to disgorge tho $70,000 and restore it to tho st'anvoaa nr tur massacre, "horn have always boon in desperate A strange eeqnenco to the awful maeuero la the fact that Mountain Meadows, from being a verdant epot in 1857, Inviting the fatal halt and rest of tha emigrants, hu becomo steril. and barren, literally tho abode or desolation. Tbo only atonement ever offered for tho crime wu tho shooting of John D. Lee at tho scene or the masucre on March 23,1877, near ly twenty yean after the crime wu commit ted, and after he hail confessed that on that bloody occasion he himself took five llvee. The responsibility for tbe crime laid at every Mormon officltl’s door, snd Brigham Yoiing wss their chief. They ought to have all Mrungforit. President John Taylor. George Q. Cannon and other Mormon leaders onght now to bo arrested and tried, not for polyga* iny.hu t for tbe Mountain Meadow massacre, and onght to be hnng. They conld all be convict ed of being accessory, not only after, but be fore tho fact. _____ DURING THE WEEK. Tuesday, Jun. 1B.-AI Pekin, Ohio, Urn Noah Mou Holder attempted to aare the lifts or her liule child, which had wandered on the rail rout track before on approaching train, and both were In- stonily kilted TheMrike .mong coal miner, in New River region, West Virginia, u over .. Fred Berman, into director or the city Infirmary at Cin cinnati. wu wntenred io tbe penitentiary for twelvo yean Tor misappropriation of fundi Tho socialists of fit. Louis continue to hold thelrmeet- 1 logs, despite the action of the city authorities pro hibiting them. In viik City,—Watermelons and peaches hav. putln their appearance Bids for the construc tion of the new United states barrack* have been lorwardtd to Wubioffiou The vacant barrooms In soma quarters of the city are being converted Into soda water fountains A number of Atlanta drummers are preparing to attend Ibe rommeniial tonrista' convention In Baltimore Colonel Baum promises water from theartctlan well by the istof July. Wednesday. June lit.—Two well cleaners wore killed by fire damp at Fori Wayne, Ind., white cleaning out a well A freight train on the Kan sas City railroad was wrecked near Memphis, de molishing fifteen car. and crushing to death sev eral tramps who were atettlog a ride....coventor Hill, of New York, hu veloed tho bill recently passed by tbo legislature providing for spring municipal elcclions In New York and for tho eleo- lion or fourteen aldermen upon tbe general ticket. In Tint Ctrv.-The Xetlonel Kcteoltn Medical tuiorlsiion convened In regular annual session In tbe Iclecllo Medical college Governor McDan iel pardoned Cal Varnetloe, who killed Aabury Whitehead on Ibe lath or December, 1(83. The llcemei or thirty barroom* have expired elnoe tha prohibition election, leaving sixty-nine to be tolled 1 ootof existence on tho night ot IheSOlh Inst— "Unci." Zion Brldwtll,who work, on Tim Weekly Constitution, celebrated bis sixty-eighth birthday yesterday, and wu pit-rented wllh a handsomo walking cane by ble fellow-workmen, Tliiir.dsy, Juno IT—Tho Vermont republican stale convention nominated Lieutenant ifovernor Ormihy for gortrnor Hon. William 8. Holman, of Indiaos, wu renominated fbr congress A furious wind storm, accompanied by rain, blew down a circus tent at lluahnell, III, Injuring about thirty persons, screral dangerously The first wheat or the crop ol this year wu offered on 'change In Baltimore A dynamite factory hu been put in o;ieration near Chattanooga, Tenn, In Tits City.—Two companies of the Second Artillery, wbo have bean stationed at Fort Baran- css. Fla., will arrive In Atlanta about tho 10th of July, and will spend Iht summer here Eb Will iams a drayman, broke bis leg yesterday whllo unloading lumber One hundred and serenty- five dollars of the ffiOO reward for Iho eaptnreol Tobe Jackson, the alleged Cartersvlllo dynamiter, bu been given lo H. F. Amonetl, of Waco, Tax is, and Iho remaining $J5 to H. 0. Harrison, of Car- terivllle.ee. Friday, Jana 18.—Burner Hill dey wsi cele brated in Boston First Comptroller Dunham wu married to Mn. Margaret L. Carter, of Ken tucky A socialist leader at The Hague wu eon- lencrd to one yeer'e miliary confinement tpr In- Milling the king In outrageous publication... Ilia Mated tbet If tne French senate passes the expul sion bill M. Waddluffion will resign the ambassa dorship at London, and other French ambaseadon will do likewise Tbo North Carolina State Pram usoclallon met in annual session at Morebead City, N. C. In the City.—Belgian blocks are being put down on Whitehall street Walter McLean lost ono finger while working with a boss uw A great many strangere have been In Atlanta this week A large party of students from tbe asylum Her tbo deaf and dumb, at Car. Spring, visited Atlanta yolerddy. Saturday, June lu.-There were 144 business failures Id tb. I'olted State, .ml 11 In Csnada during tbe put week The .hope of the Missouri Car and Foundry company, at St. Louis, ware de stroyed by fir*, the loss .mounting to about $30;- 000 Tha Italian chamber of deputies has unani mously declared against tha auction of Cipriani, III. loctallst, wbo la now undergoing servitude.... The government of Greece hu sent a not* to Tor- key, complaining of the manner In which eha hu permitted Greek prlronen In her custody to b* treated, and reminding Turkey that such conduct cannot be easily forgotten. 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